How Many People Are Named Nioma?
An estimated 14 people in the United States have the first name Nioma. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 80 years old, and Nioma peaked in popularity in 1926 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Nioma as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Nioma paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 80, Nioma is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1956.
- Nioma is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
14
About 1 in 24,482,453 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
80
years old
Peak Year
1926
9 births
Total Registered
95
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Nioma
Nioma is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 95 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Nioma as a female name
Ranked #4,899 in 1953
7 female births in 1953
Peak: 1926 (9 births)
Nioma: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Nioma span from the 1910s to the 1950s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 44 babies were registered. Nioma has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Nioma by Decade
How has Nioma tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Nioma + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Nioma as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Nioma
Other first names starting with N with a similar number of bearers.
Nioma: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Nioma?
We estimate approximately 14 people named Nioma are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 24,482,453 Americans share this first name.
Is Nioma a common name?
Nioma is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 34% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 95 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Nioma most popular?
Nioma reached peak popularity in 1926, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Nioma is approximately 80 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Nioma a female name?
Nioma is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Nioma Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Nioma Smith, Nioma Johnson, Nioma Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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